The Ever Popular Black Death
Plague Notes
Populations: Area Pre-Plague Post Plague
England/Wales 3.7 2.5 68%
Scotland. 5 .4 80
Ireland .8 .6 75%
France 13 8.2 63%
Belgium/Lux1 2 .8 67%
HRE 17 12.5 74%
Spain 7 5 71%
Italy 10 7 70%
53.2 37 70%
Estimated Population of Europe (A.D. 1000 - 1600)
Year Population in Millions
1000 56
1050 58
1100 62
1150 66
1200 68
1250 73
1300 78
1345 85
1400 61
1450 62
1500 68
1550 82
1600 110
Impact on population from the Black Death is indicated. For more than 100 years after 1347 the plague and its recurrences checked the normal rise in population. The estimates are derived from demographic research, as actual data for the period are scarce.
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